Oregon Inmates Find Redemption in Fighting Wildfires

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Inmates from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as firefighters, kick up ash as they descend out of Fremont National Forest, while helping to mop up remaining hot spots from the Brattain Fire in Fremont National Forest near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 20, 2020. The 10 Oregon prisoners carry chainsaws, axes, shovels and hoes into the biggest wildfires the state has seen in a century. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Inmates from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as firefighters, walk side-by-side in a grid formation as they help to mop up remaining hot spots from the Brattain Fire in Fremont National Forest near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Inmates from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as firefighters, mop up a hot spot from the Brattain Fire in Fremont National Forest near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Inmates from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as firefighters, look on as they are led by Ryan Webb, a crew boss with the Oregon Department of Forestry, wearing a blue hat, and David Halbleib, the fire crew supervisor and correctional officer, as the crew tries to mop up hotspots from the Brattain Fire, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. "One of the really good things about this program is providing these guys with training and something they can look forward to doing on the outside when they are rehabilitating. I personally told all of them they can get a hold of me on the outside and I could point them in the right direction to help them find work," Webb said. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Douglas White, 28, an inmate from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as a firefighter, looks on as he is covered in dust and sweat, while helping to mop up hotspots from the Brattain Fire, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Edgar Maya, 30, Matthew Tice, 37, and Armando Gomez-Zacarias, 24, who are inmates from Warner Creek Correctional Facility, working as firefighters, wait for the rest of the firefighting crew after descending in the dark out of Fremont National Forest, where they were helping to mop up hotspots from the Brattain Fire, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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